Loops and Legacies

The proposed adaptive re-use of the former Bedford Brickworks, located at the St Peter’s entrance to Sydney Park, provides a platform for circular design innovation, showcase and public engagement. Exploring the human relationship with material and waste, this project is a critique on heritage censorship and avoidant waste mindsets. Loops and Legacies is a holistic and uncensored exercise in Heritage Conservation and circular design, which acknowledges the rich layers of cultural palimpsest and dissects the traditional definitions of material value, provenance and legacy.

Adaptive Re-use Scheme of the existing Hoffman, Hardy Patent and Downdraft Kilns, and spaces between. Site Axonometric 1:200 at A0.

View of the proposed Hardy Patent Kiln interior. Partially deconstructed barrel vaults converted to groin vaults for permeability, with apertures for vertical circulation and ambient daylight.

Conceptual hybrid drawing

Elevation of the ramp and covered bridge connection between Hoffman and Hardy Patent Kilns. A folly mesh structure navigates the same grid system, yet the two never interact.

Section of the Hoffman Kiln. Proposed auditorium, with open-air foyer and internal greenspace.